FISO

Greetings everyone.

The web-site is up and running guys. http://www.freewebs.com/pwhitehead/snooker.htm

Usual rules apply. Either enter by email or pm. Deadline Saturday 21st April 9:00am. I will also need your proper name (as well as your FISO name if you want to be in the m/l) since the competition is open to non FISO-ers.

And a little note to the non-FISO members who've stumbled across this. You are perfectly entitled to have a go. Full instructions are on the website. I'm guessing only about 25% of the entries will be FISO members, so if you want to have a go, I am more than happy to accomodate you.

It's a HELLLLLLLLLLL YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHH from me

It's a great competition so i'd love it if you ran it this year.

Would like to give this a go although my knowledge on Snooker is not very update!!!

Does Cliff Thorburn still play?

I'm in.

Raining Chump will be in

Happy to deal with all the FISO related stuff - draw, rankings, etc

It's a highlight of the fantasy year

This is all very nice to know fellow FISO-er's.

I've managed to find last year's spreadsheets, and everything is in place ready for the final qualifying match being over.

Watch this space.

I'll join in. Haven't a clue on the rules/scoring, but I'm sure you'll sort that out nearer the time.

juckster wrote:I'll join in. Haven't a clue on the rules/scoring, but I'm sure you'll sort that out nearer the time.

Neither have the rest of us - which is why Blah won last year

Actually, it's dead easy, well thought out and you will find yourself rooting for unknown Chinaman in order to progess

There will also be a knockout comp as well as a leader board. Plenty to keep everyone occupied.

I believe it was a romping great win

blahblah wrote:

I believe it was a romping great win

You cleaned up : Blah aka "The Hoover"

I remember making an inspired late switch - which I forgot that I had done it may have been Judd in for Robertson, which meant I could afford someone else as well?

I love the world snooker champs, this sounds like fun

Are there any prizes involved?!

No

I'll give it another go

Couldn't we get Michaela Tabb to endorse the competition or something

if you can turn it around in time shaggy, i'll give it another go!

latest odds:

Judd Trump 6
Mark Selby 8
Ronnie OSullivan 41/5
John Higgins 42/5
Neil Robertson 9
Ding 10
Mark Allen 11

Wide open I reckon

Just a little note : Peter Ebdon won the China Open, the last tournament before the World Championship kicks off, by 10-9 against Stephen Maguire having been 5-1 up at one point.

Will this affect the prices against each player? Probably.

Will anyone else have all the data to check? Definitely not.

Scoreboard from the qualifiers currently underway.

Steve Davis losing 4-1 (best of 19 )

murf wrote:Steve Davis losing 4-1 (best of 19 )

... and lost 10-7. Another few names that people may remember from the past few years that are already out : John Parrott, Joe Swail, Dave Harold, Barry Pinches, Tony Drago, Andy Hicks.

OK so it's only me that remembers these sort of things. The rest of you can't have such an intersting life as I do.

Come On Jimmy!


A name any snooker fan will remember, Jimmy White, currently 4-2 down

McManus, McLeod and Burnett all playing at the moment too. All names to have graced my telly or fantasy team in recent years.

Im interested again

Perhaps we can start a list of players and real names ?

I need to refer to last years seedings and base the draw on this.

Bluenosey (Ian Frost)

I'll be in for this.

Nigel Bond (Eng) 6-10 Cao Yupeng (Chi) Shame, blast from the past

Joe Jogia (Eng) 10-7 Igor Figueiredo (Bra) Bad luck, first time I recall a Brazilian snooker player !

Michael Holt (Eng) 9-10 Luca Brecel (Bel) First Belgian ?

Liang Wenbo (Chi) 10-3 Justin Astley (Eng)

1900 BST

Mike Dunn (Eng) 5-6 David Gilbert (Eng) (He used to play in my local Tamworth league years ago as a nipper, so come on David)

Jimmy White Eng) 6-5 Liu Chuan (Chi)

Alan McManus (Sco) 4-5 David Morris (Ire) Another blast from the past, albeit a bit boring

Rory McLeod (Eng) 2-7 Peter Lines (Eng)

Jack Lisowski (Eng) 3-8 Alfie Burden (Eng)

Jamie Burnett (Sco) 6-4 Adam Duffy (Eng) Was he the guyt that missed the sitter of a black "alledgedly"

Wednesday 11 April
Round four qualifying

1900 BST

Anthony Hamilton (Eng) 10-8 Anthony McGill (Sco)

Steve Davis (Eng) 7-10 Ben Woollaston (Eng)

Jamie Jones (Wal) 10-9 Andy Hicks (Eng)

Robert Milkins (Eng) 10-4 Xiao Guodong (Chi)

Gerard Greene (NI) 10-9 James Wattana (Tha)

Matthew Selt (Eng) 5-10 Yu Delu (Chi

Quite a few Chinese have made it through - this is where the game is going, folks. Good job Price Philip isn't on the WPBSA

Jimmy White has just lost the 12th frame so its 6-6 in a first to 10 match.
If he wins he will play Jamie Cope for a place in the 1st round at the World Championship